One wonders if DePaul may finally taking a turn for the better after a long struggle. Plus a few home teams take care of business, the Wolverines lose a key player in what has already been a tough season, and Jim Larranaga makes a phone call.
Tag: Northern Iowa
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 14, 2015
What a difference a couple days makes. A week ago, there was debate of whether Duke might be as good or better than Kentucky, but the Blue Devils have now lost twice in three days.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 5, 2015
We remember a fallen colleague who touched us all in the sports world. Plus a Missouri Valley team keeps winning, and the start of Pac-12 play features an interesting day and ends with a thriller.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 2, 2015
Of all the leagues in the college basketball landscape, few are as much fun to follow as the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 14, 2014
We’re down to nine unbeaten teams after Saturday, though the 10th undefeated left this season did not go quietly. Northern Iowa made the trip to VCU for the second time in four seasons, and the game between the Panthers and Rams was the best of the day Saturday. Virginia Commonwealth got a cold-blooded three-pointer from Treveon Graham in the second overtime and went on to a 93-87 win for a much-needed bounce back after the Rams’ loss at home to Virginia a week ago.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 12, 2014
“Anybody can beat anybody” is a cliché. It’s also being proven on a regular basis early in this college basketball season. The upsets keep coming this year, and if there’s one thing we’re learning early this college basketball season, it is that you cannot take anyone lightly. That seems to go especially for NCAA Division I newcomers and transitional members.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 7, 2014
The independents are dead. Long live the independents. NJIT’s 72-70 win at Michigan will go down as the biggest upset of this season and one of the biggest in a long time. This one is going to remembered for a long, long time.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 1, 2014
Texas caps off a great month, plus a key Husky is injured, two more tournaments crown a champion, and a couple of team remain undefeated.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving to all. One of college basketball’s true Thanksgiving traditions got underway once again last night, as the 37th annual Great Alaska Shootout got underway.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The Big East is getting by just fine. Here is how good the Big East has been so far this year: nine of its 10 teams are so far undefeated. Villanova is 5-0. So are Providence and Creighton. Xavier and Seton Hall are 4-0. Georgetown, St. John’s and Butler are 3-0. Shoot, even DePaul is 2-0.
